Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 245 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it

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